The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after being thrown from an ATV just before 5 p.m. in the 3600 block of Tee Drive in Harrison County.

A spokesperson with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office said the teen driver of the ATV lost control, hit a tree, spun and hit another tree. The 17-year-old passenger was thrown off the vehicle and killed.

The ATV's driver was taken to the Harrison County Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.